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The Little Vehicle That Could Jeeps play a big part in war history BY BILL QUEHRN Airbase Arizona Flying Museum Docent
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f the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber is the aerial icon of World War II, at least the war in Europe, the venerable four-wheel drive Jeep is surely the overland equivalent in every theater of the war. And like so many WWII products the Jeep was born of an immediate need to face a seemingly impossible task. In 1940, the U.S. Army went shopping for a fourwheel drive reconnaissance car capable of driving through rugged terrain. The specifications stipulated that this new vehicle weigh no more than 1,300 pounds, have a 2-meter wheelbase and four-wheel drive. It should be able to carry 600 pounds — about SEE COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE PAGE 14
The Jeep has played a big part in war history and is credited with giving birth to the sport-utility vehicle industry.
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